title: The carbon dioxide laser in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a five-year experience in treating 230 patients.
abstract: Two hundred and thirty patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia were treated over a 5-year period with the carbon dioxide laser at the University of Kansas. Analysis of cytologic findings, biopsy results, location of the lesion, treatment factors, and recurrence rates are reported. Ninety percent of the patients were cytologically free of intraepithelial neoplasia at the end of the study.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide